Summer Days

So I haven't written in the last few days... Mostly because we haven't been up to a whole lot of exciting things worth writing about. That and there hasn't been anything on my mind that I actually feel like sharing.

Yesterday morning we put the tent up in the backyard, with intentions of "camping". Turning off all electronics and enjoy being outside, reading books, playing games, and sleeping outside. All while it's 100 degrees outside. Not surprising, we have yet to actually do any of that because it's so darn hot. Maybe tonight.

Colie came over on Wednesday which I had really been looking forward to but I was tired and in a bad mood all day, so that didn't make for a super fun time. Mom, her and I did look at her Pinterest though and all the cute fun things to do or make. She also brought the first two Batman movies over which Mom Dad and I have watched the last two days. Those movies are so good! Haven't seen them in forever so it felt like I was watching new movies.

We went to Barnes and Noble yesterday afternoon, something to do and someplace cool to go. I picked up a book and went to the kid's section(cuz this is the only place you can sit wherever and read a book without the employees telling you to move) to read chapter two. After reading there for a little bit, the area started getting loud and distracting as kids who just got out of school came with their parents to look at books in the air conditioning. Yea, kids are already back at school! This is way to early! Anyway I finished the chapter, put the book back and looked for my parents to see what they were up to. They ended up being ready to go, so we left.

I finished a third library book last night, the one I mentioned before about slavery in Jamaica. The Long Song. Man, that stuff is insane. It disgusts me to think that people thought they were so much better than others just because of where they're born or the color of their skin. And even after slavery was "abolished", the white people still organized a way to keep the black people "enslaved" without calling it that. People were treated like crap and often in the name of God. Ugh. But anyway, the book was very good and was the type that you can't put down for long before wanting to pick it up again and read more. It's written from the perspective of a woman telling a story about a young slave girl but by the end of the book, you realize that it is actually her story she is telling. Good stuff.

Oh and we lost power this morning for about an hour. I woke up at 6:30 because my fan had turned off and it was quiet in my room. Not fun when I was planning on sleeping in as long as possible this morning.

Well, I am off to try and finish this puzzle we've been working on forever.